Homa Darabi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Homa Darabi

Iranian activist

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1940

Place of Birth: Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran

Date of Death: 21-Feb-1994

Profession: psychiatrist, university teacher

Nationality: Iran

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Homa Darabi (Persian: ??? ??????, January 16, 1940 – February 21, 1994 in Tehran) was a pediatrician from Iran licensed to practice medicine in New Jersey, New York, and California.
Darabi studied medicine in the United States and returned to Iran in 1976 to work as a psychiatrist.
After the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iranian authorities shut down her office because she had refused to wear the compulsory Islamic dress in the form of chador.On Monday, February 21, 1994, Darabi immolated herself in Tajrish Square of Tehran while shouting "Death to Tyranny! Long live freedom! Long live Iran!" In the US, her sister Parvin Darabi named the Dr.
Homa Darabi Foundation in her memory.
Parvin Darabi also co-authored a biography of Dr.
Darabi called Rage Against the Veil.